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Lojola^ after having regulated the police of 

 the capital^ proceeded to Conception in order to 

 attend to the business of the war. Paillaraachu 

 took advantage of this opportunity to send an 

 officer, under pretence of complimenting him, 

 to obtain information of his character and de- 

 signs. Antipillan, who was charged with this 

 commission, showed himself worthy of the trust 

 reposed in him by the general. In the frequent 

 conferences which the governor held with him, 

 he endeavoured to impress him with an idea of 

 the great power and immense resources of his 

 sovereigii, insinuating the necessity of the Arau- 

 canians coming to an accommodation. The am- 

 bassador, pretending to be convinced by his rea- 

 sonings, replied : *' We are not ignorant of the 

 power of your prince, which extends from the 

 east to the west. But we arc not to be despised, 

 for although we are but a small people, we have 

 nevertheless hitherto resisted his immense power. 

 Your ideas respecting peace are very different 

 from ours. By peace we understand an entire 

 cessation of hostilities, which is to be followed 

 by a complete renunciation on your part of any 

 pretended right of controul over us, and the 

 restoration of all those lands which you have oc- 

 cupied in our territories You, on the contrary, 

 under that name, seek to subject us, to which we 

 will never consent while we have a drop of blood 

 left in our veins." 



